Re: OpenBSD 5.0-beta non-free firmware

2011-07-19 Thread Kevin Chadwick
On Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:30:32 -0500 Amit Kulkarni wrote: > probably not silly if you are a marketer. if they force somebody to > come to their website and maybe just click on to buy something. at > least that's what I figure. Doesn't help they're branding if you then associate that logo even a lit

Re: OpenBSD 5.0-beta non-free firmware

2011-07-19 Thread Amit Kulkarni
>> >> download from? >> > >> > http://firmware.openbsd.org/firmware/ >> >> That's what I was wondering. Is this not considered distribution? >> (realizing I might be poking at a hornet's nest). distribution is distributing to everybody, but if only those who want firmware, download it, then its pr

Re: OpenBSD 5.0-beta non-free firmware

2011-07-19 Thread Kenneth R Westerback
On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 11:59:01AM -0700, patrick keshishian wrote: > On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 11:43 AM, David Coppa wrote: > > On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 8:32 PM, patrick keshishian > > wrote: > > > >> download from? > > > > http://firmware.openbsd.org/firmware/ > > That's what I was wondering. Is

Re: OpenBSD 5.0-beta non-free firmware

2011-07-19 Thread Chris Cappuccio
patrick keshishian [pkesh...@gmail.com] wrote: > > That's what I was wondering. Is this not considered distribution? > (realizing I might be poking at a hornet's nest). Stop distributing illegal firmware you pirate

Re: OpenBSD 5.0-beta non-free firmware

2011-07-19 Thread patrick keshishian
On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 11:49 AM, Ingo Schwarze wrote: > Hi Patrick, > > patrick keshishian wrote on Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 11:32:42AM -0700: >> On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 6:15 AM, Kenneth R Westerback wrote: > >>> This option will download and install firmware files for things > >> download from? > >

Re: OpenBSD 5.0-beta non-free firmware

2011-07-19 Thread patrick keshishian
On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 11:43 AM, David Coppa wrote: > On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 8:32 PM, patrick keshishian > wrote: > >> download from? > > http://firmware.openbsd.org/firmware/ That's what I was wondering. Is this not considered distribution? (realizing I might be poking at a hornet's nest).

Re: OpenBSD 5.0-beta non-free firmware

2011-07-19 Thread Ingo Schwarze
Hi Patrick, patrick keshishian wrote on Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 11:32:42AM -0700: > On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 6:15 AM, Kenneth R Westerback wrote: >> This option will download and install firmware files for things > download from? $ less `which fw_update` # and type /PKG_ $ man fw_update Yours,

Re: OpenBSD 5.0-beta non-free firmware

2011-07-19 Thread David Coppa
On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 8:32 PM, patrick keshishian wrote: > download from? http://firmware.openbsd.org/firmware/

Re: OpenBSD 5.0-beta non-free firmware

2011-07-19 Thread patrick keshishian
On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 6:15 AM, Kenneth R Westerback wrote: > On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 02:54:02PM +0400, Wesley MOUEDINE ASSABY wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I just installed a fresh snapshot 5.0-beta, i noticed at the end of >> installation a new feature : >> "Install non-free firmwares on first boot", wha

Re: OpenBSD 5.0-beta non-free firmware

2011-07-19 Thread Kenneth R Westerback
On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 02:54:02PM +0400, Wesley MOUEDINE ASSABY wrote: > Hi, > > I just installed a fresh snapshot 5.0-beta, i noticed at the end of > installation a new feature : > "Install non-free firmwares on first boot", what is it exactly ? > As an aside, installation is always clear, simpl

OpenBSD 5.0-beta non-free firmware

2011-07-19 Thread Wesley MOUEDINE ASSABY
Hi, I just installed a fresh snapshot 5.0-beta, i noticed at the end of installation a new feature : "Install non-free firmwares on first boot", what is it exactly ? As an aside, installation is always clear, simple, very good jobs !! cheers, Wesley M.